Utopia and OrganizationISBN: 978-1-4051-0072-4
Paperback
200 pages
August 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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Using examples as diverse as train accidents, novels and gardening, this book evaluates the prospects for utopian thought and practice in the context of a world organized by market managerialism.
- Asks if ideas about utopia are redundant.
- Evaluates the prospects for utopian thought and practice in a world organized by market managerialism.
- Treats utopia as an organizational issue, rather than focusing on literary or historical interpretations.
- Engages with ideas of utopia, dystopia and crypto-utopia, organization and management.
- Uses diverse examples, such as train accidents, novels and gardening to explore issues in novel and thought-provoking ways.

